Aug 15, 2019
• Cattle producers' and buyers' willingness to adopt cattle traceability
• The new head of the Animal Sciences and Industry Department at K-State
• Agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update
• Fescue lawn overseeding or renovation in early fall…
00:01:30 – Economics and Cattle Traceability: K-State agricultural economists Glynn Tonsor and James Mitchell talk about their research on cattle producers' and buyers' willingness to adopt cattle traceability: they sought out the economic factors that most greatly influence that decision, for consideration as traceability policy is developed...this work will be presented at the K-State Risk and Profit Conference on the campus next week.
00:13:00 – New Leadership: The new head of the Animal Sciences and Industry Department at K-State, Mike Day, talks about how the national recognition of the department as a stronghold in the livestock, meat and food sciences attracted him to this post, and he outlines his near-term plans in leading the department.
00:24:30 – Ag News: Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, including this week’s Kansas soybean update.
00:33:00 – Home Lawn Overseeding and Renovation: K-State turfgrass specialist Jared Hoyle talks about readying for fescue lawn overseeding or renovation in early fall.
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